Young man killed in North Seattle shooting

Suspect is taken into custody

P-I STAFF

Published 10:00 pm, Wednesday, September 24, 2008

One man was shot and killed, and another taken into custody Wednesday night in North Seattle.

Police received a call about 6:55 p.m. after neighbors reported hearing a gunshot on the 9700 block of Fifth Avenue Northeast. When police arrived, they found a man in his 20s lying dead in the street.

Police contacted the suspect, also a man in his 20s, who immediately surrendered to officers, police spokesman Jeff Kappel said. Police recovered a rifle at the scene.

It was uncertain how many shots were fired, though multiple witnesses at the scene reported hearing only one.